Lord of the Celestial Throne
His fate was predetermined: fight, defend, and perish with the stars, a mere cog in the great machinery of creation. But something within him resisted this cruel fate. A seed of defiance sprouted in his heart, whispering of freedom. He sought a way to transcend the cosmic chains—to escape, to defy destiny, to seize freedom at any cost. As a mortal, he felt the agony of watching his loved ones wither and die, powerless to stop the decay of time. He wept for children, lovers, friends. As an emperor, he conquered kingdoms and wielded unimaginable power, only to be betrayed by those he trusted most, dragged from his throne, and executed in shame. As a beggar, he wandered the streets, starving and shivering under the cold gaze of uncaring gods. As a villain, he became the monster in stories told to frighten children—burning cities, drowning nations in blood, only to be hunted and killed by the heroes of those same tales. As a saint, he gave everything—his wealth, his strength, his life—to others, only to discover that gratitude was fleeting and the world did not remember the sacrifices of the righteous. But, Every failure, every death, every betrayal—they were nothing but steps on a long, infinite path. And the path had only one direction: up, through the layers of existence, through the fabric of reality itself. No prison could contain him. No curse could hold him. His heart whispered one thing to him, a truth carved into his soul:Move forward. Always forward. Because he was Li Shenrong—the Lord of the Celestial Throne.
Fighting a Physic foundation realm expert 2.
More than a hundred cultivators gathered in one place. From time to time they couldn't help but comment on the battle that raged infront of them.
Li shenrong who was battling the assassin was like an enraged heavenly warrior. He didn't use any flashy techniques. Only pure strength with explosive power and speed.
Suddenly the assassin's movements became faster. Blue lightning crackled around his body. He looked like a god of thunder descending into mortal world.
"A mere Heavenly king level law!" Li shenrong smirked.
With my current strength a Heavenly king's law is a joke.
Li shenrong laughed disdainfully.
The assassin's body couldn't be seen with normal eye anymore. Moving around the battlefield, he looked exactly like a lightning arc.
Suddenly, it became two lightning arc moving. Two blue coloured lightning rotated around Li shenrong, keeping a considerable distance as if searching for a chance to strike.
Body split? Another heavenly king law? A mere assassin is able to have two Heavenly king law. This Nine fox king pavilion sure is affluent.
Li shenrong thought. He wasn't afraid at all. What kind of laws he hadn't seen in the past? Even Emperor level laws wouldn't catch his eyes.
The onlookers saw this and became more astonished by the fact that an assassin from the Nine fox king pavilion was able to have two Heavenly king laws. This made their apprehension toward the pavilion deepen on another level.
"Heavenly king laws! When can i have it?"
"Look both his heavenly king laws are extraordinary. It focused purely in speed and dealing devastating damage."
"This kid is a genius but it is unfortunate that he's going to perish today."
Wu xia's heart was hanging by a thread. She became extremely fearful.
The assassin is only at the mid stage of Physic foundation realm but he cultivates two Heavenly king law. Even my father cultivates just one Heavenly king law and i am certain that my father is no match for this assassin.
I can not do anything at all in this situation. All i can do is pray for a miracle.
She thought as her fists were clenched beneath her sleeves tightly.
Physic foundation realm, a stage where one can see the mystery of the dao law and can feel the laws of nature, use the dao laws of nature, means finally being able to use cultivation laws. Using the laws of nature means exponential growth in strength.
Below physic foundation realm, no one can use cultivation laws, they can only fight with martial techniques imbued with Qi.
At the physic foundation realm, one can learn cultivation laws of the higher realm like Heavenly king cultivation laws, Saint level cultivation laws, God level cultivation laws, Emperor level cultivation laws and so on.
The two lightning arc charged directly at Li shenrong, one from behind and one from the front.
Li shenrong could see the shining black dagger almost reaching his throat in an instant.
Everyone could see that Li shenrong who couldn't react in time was pierced in the throat and the back of his head. With a plop sound his head exploded like watermalon.
Wu Xia's heart was heavy and she sighed. At that time her mind was alert to the extreme. She was ready to remind Li shenrong at any given moment but everything had happened within a split second.
"Unfortunate." Seeing the death of a young genius, many older cultivators lamented.
The young cultivator's cheered and Xia An jumped with excitement.
After killing Li shenrong, the assassin turned his eyes toward Wu Xia.
Her whole body froze in place. She felt a vast and unparalleled killing intent locking on to her.
Oh no! He's coming after me. I can't move my body at all. Is this the power of a Physic foundation realm expert with two Heavenly king law?
She despaired.
Many watched silently holding their breath. No one dared to intervene. They all witnessed the assassin's strength first hand.
"Why do you want to kill me…!?" After much struggle she uttered in a pained voice. Anyone could see how much pressure she was facing.
"You were the target from the very beginning. First, I wanted to deal with that kid who seemed weaker and then kill you.
But…. I underestimated him and had to use my full strength.
Don't worry, it will be a painless death." The assassin spoke coldly as he approached Wu Xia step by step.
"Before you kill me, can you tell me who wants me to die?" Wu Xia stated.
"Humph! You talk too much." The assassin snorted coldly and dashed forward. He was already dissatisfied and angry by the fact that he almost failed this time. He had to go all out just to kill a mere mid stage bone tempering realm.
Damn it. What should i do now. I am not reconciled. Wu Xia's face was distorted from frustration.
"Die!" The assassin's body flashed and arrived infront of her.
She could almost see the god of death'a scythe looming above her head.
And then, blood splashed.
Wu Xia's head was severed from her neck as blood gushed out like a fountain.
Her headless body fell to the ground with a thud knock. The precious daughter of the Wu clan leader died in Taixiu mountain.
The assassin heaved a deep sigh after killing her. This was the hardest mission he completed after arriving on the Eastern territory.